As PH aired their dirty laundry in public, BN parties were busy solidifying their strengths to face the next general election.

The disarray in the PH camp is hard to ignore. Najib took full advantage of this, even praising his newfound friends in PAS in the presence of Umno’s other allies who have been ruffled by the closer PAS-Umno ties.

He even cited excerpts of a speech he said was made by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, to show how the two have and will unite on issues concerning public interests.

“We feel no fear even with whatever obstacles the opposition tries to throw our way. We will face them with strength,” said Najib.

“We are not like the fractured opposition who are not in tune with one another. BN is a family, we carry the same vision and the same policies.”

It was the kind of moment that every BN leader had been waiting for in order to declare snap polls.

Najib’s posturing is not mere political bravado. With three-cornered fights now almost confirmed, BN may well be on to its best performance yet in a while at the next general election.

It’s a reality feared most by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who has repeatedly warned that anything other than a straight fight would only benefit BN. -FMT